Since 2005, Wardrobe Oxygen has been providing fashion advice. Focusing on real-life style for grown-ass women, Alison Gary shares her personal style, reviews of brands and garments, denim hauls, and resources on where to shop for petite fashion over size 10, plus size fashion, bras for large busts, wide width shoes as well as how to style footwear trends, and sustainable style.
Known for its real-life capsule wardrobes that offer inclusive sizing, Wardrobe Oxygen helps you feel stylish, as well as yourself. Work (or work from home), weekend, vacation, and special events, Wardrobe Oxygen is a style destination for women over 40 living on their own terms.
I can’t imagine wearing boots to a music festival! I saw your post on Inforoo saying you wear them but it seems so hot I plan to wear some TOMS what’s the benefit of boots?-family: I know you’ve been to music festivals before, what do you recommend for shoes? I’ve been to Bonnaroo several times,… Continue Reading Ask Allie: Music Festival Fashion with Boots
I hate the idea of changing your style or love of fashion because you’ve hit some age milestone. It’s utterly ridiculous, we don’t lose our personalities at certain ages, why should our style disappear? As I get closer and closer to 40, I’ve been more and more inspired by women in the blogosphere who have… Continue Reading True Fashionista: Interview with Sheila from the Blog Ephemera
Dear Allie, I’m having a hard time shopping. I may be old, but I’m not dead! I’m 55, in pretty good shape though my midsection does show age and giving birth to three wonderful sons and I don’t feel confident in short skirts or sleeveless blouses. I want to look fun and cool and hip… Continue Reading Capsule Wardrobe: No Fashion Victim, No Frump for Women Over 40
When I shop for clothing, I first look for clothes I can wear to the office. Date Night clothes are usually work clothes with a pair of cool shoes and a bit more mascara. I buy fewer prints because I don’t want people to remember that I’ve had that same dress for three… Continue Reading Dressing Like a Grown-Up
It’s not easy to shop when you’re not built like a mannequin. A couple hours in a shopping mall can really destroy a woman’s self-esteem and cause her to hate all fashion. I have mad respect for those who see the fun challenge in fashion, have that desire to prove that everyone can and deserves… Continue Reading True Fashionista: Vivi from the Blog Heart, Print & Style
I was a pretty creative teen when it came to fashion and style. I wore sweaters as skirts, sewed some of my own clothes, embellished and drew on my denim, even pulled down one of my bedroom curtains to fashion it into a cummerbund for a school dance. I’m eternally grateful that my parents gave… Continue Reading True Fashionista: Interview with Zoe Schlacter